Which Sherlock Holmes actor do you prefer?
By Bee1955
@Bee1955 (3882)
United States
February 27, 2007 6:42pm CST
Many played him, many succeeded, some were horrid. I'm listing only the MOST recognizable actors: Sir Basil Rathbone, Sir Jeremy Britt, Larry Hagman (Dallas, I Dream of Jeanie), John Barrymore, Sir Michael Caine, John Cleese (Monty Python), Peter Cook, Sir Peter Cushing (Star Wars), Charton Heston, Frank Langella, Stewart Granger, Peter Lawford, Sir Christopher Lee, Peter O'Toole, Christopher Plummer, Nicole Williamson (Excalibur), Raymond Massey, Patrick Macnee (The Avengers) and so on.
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@unusualsuspect (2601)
• United States
28 Feb 07
Even though a lot of actors were good in the role, my favorite is Jeremy Brett. I think that was also the best series. I'm not even a Sherlock Holmes fan, but I enjoyed the series very much.
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@ArsonCuff (3114)
• United States
3 Mar 07
I cannot recall ever having actually seen a Sherlock Holmes movie..however this topic made me think, that would be somethign Hollywood could make a fresh one of...and who would play him?..hmm
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@Angelwriter (1954)
• United States
2 Mar 07
Jeremy Brett, no question. I've only very recently seen Basil Rathbone as Holmes, and I thought he was good. Better than I had imagined, but I still prefer Brett's portrayal. The only other Holmes I've seen is Nicol Williamson from The Seven Percent Solution. I think Brett makes Holmes more human.
